Hallesches Tor
District of Berlin
Land Berlin - Germany

Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. GDR leader Walter Ulbricht agitated and maneuvered to get the Soviet Union's permission for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to stop Eastern Bloc emigration westward through the Soviet border system, preventing escape across the city sector border from East Berlin to West Berlin.

Located at 52.5075, 13.3903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Berlin, Berlin border crossings, Allied occupation of Germany, Checkpoints, Cold War sites, Buildings and structures in Mitte, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Jewish Museum, Berlin

The Jewish Museum Berlin (Jüdisches Museum Berlin) is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe. In two buildings, one of which is a new addition specifically built for the museum by architect Daniel Libeskind, two millennia of German Jewish history are on display in the permanent exhibition as well as in various changing exhibitions.

Located at 52.502, 13.395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jewish museums, Museums in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Jewish German history, Buildings and structures completed in 2001, Museums established in 2001, Daniel Libeskind buildings, History museums in Germany, 2001 establishments in Germany

Killing of Peter Fechter

Peter Fechter (14 January 1944 – 17 August 1962) was a German bricklayer from Berlin in what became East Germany in 1945. He was 18 when he became one of the first victims of the Berlin Wall's border guards while trying to cross over to what was then West Berlin.

Located at 52.5078, 13.3935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1944 births, 1962 deaths, Berlin Wall, Bricklayers, Deaths by firearm in East Germany, Manslaughter victims, People from Berlin

Hallesches Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

The underground station Hallesches Tor is part of the Berlin U-Bahn network at the intersection of the east-west bound U1 and the north-south bound U6 in the Kreuzberg district.

Located at 52.4978, 13.3911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Railway stations opened in 1902

Möckernbrücke (Berlin U-Bahn)

Möckernbrücke is a station of the Berlin U-Bahn network in the western Kreuzberg district, named after a nearby bridge crossing the Landwehrkanal. It is on the U1 and on U7 lines, in the vicinity of Potsdamer Platz.

Located at 52.4992, 13.3828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Railway stations opened in 1902

Berlin Observatory

The Berlin Observatory (Berliner Sternwarte in German) is a series of observatories and related organizations in and around the city of Berlin in Germany, starting from the 18th century. It has its origins in 1700 when Gottfried Leibniz initiated the Societät der Wissenschaften (Brandenburgische Science Society) which would later (1744) become the Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Located at 52.5039, 13.3942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Germany, Buildings and structures in Berlin

Gneisenaustraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Gneisenaustraße is a station on the U7 U-Bahn in Berlin, Germany. The station was opened in 1924 and created by Alfred Grenander. 1945 it was closed for a few months, 1967/68 the platform was elongated. Due to this the station has lost its appearance as it was when Grenander has planned it. The station is named after August von Gneisenau, a 19th-century Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. The next station is Sudstern.

Located at 52.4914, 13.3961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Railway stations opened in 1924

E-Werk

The E-Werk was a techno music club in Berlin, which was previously an electrical substation. Located near Checkpoint Charlie, It was from 1993 to 1997 the most influential venue in the techno scene. As the first major exhibition, which was entirely devoted to techno-art, first time in 1994 Chromapark took place in e-business. The club was operated by Hille Saul, Andreas Rossmann, Ralf Regitz and Lee Waters.

Located at 52.5089, 13.3869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nightclubs in Berlin

Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof

The Anhalter Bahnhof is a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany, approximately 600 metres (0.5 mi) southeast of Potsdamer Platz. Although the station was closed in 1952, the name lives on in the Berlin S-Bahn station of the same name.

Located at 52.5031, 13.3819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Transport infrastructure completed in 1880, Railway stations in Berlin, Berlin S-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Destroyed landmarks in Germany, History of Berlin, Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II

Kochstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kochstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U6. It is close to Checkpoint Charlie and the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. It was build by Grenander / Fehse in 1923. Due to a lack of money, the platform was made only 80 metres long. The station was closed for a few months in 1945, and from 1961 to 1990 it was the last stop in West Berlin. In 1995, the platform was lengthened by 26 metres.

Located at 52.5058, 13.3906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Mehringdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)

Mehringdamm is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U6 and the U7. Opened in 1924 as Belle-Alliance Strasse it was built by Grenander and later renovated by Rümmler. In 1946 the station was renamed Franz-Mehring-Straße, after the socialist politician. In 1947, the station received its current name Mehringdamm. Following renovations in 1965, passengers could transfer from the U6 to the U7 on the same platform.

Located at 52.4944, 13.3886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Hotel Excelsior

Hotel Excelsior occupied number 112/113, Königgrätzer Straße (today’s Stresemannstrasse) on Askanischer Platz in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. It was once one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in Europe but its destruction during World War II resigned it to the German capital's list of lost historical landmarks.

Located at 52.5044, 13.3831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hotel buildings completed in 1908, Destroyed landmarks in Germany, History of Berlin, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Defunct hotels in Germany, Hotels in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II

Mehringplatz

Mehringplatz is a round plaza (or circus) at the southern peak of the Friedrichstadt neighbourhood in Kreuzberg, Berlin. It marks the southern end of Friedrichstraße. Until 1970 also Lindenstraße and Wilhelmstrasse ended in the square. Since 1947 it is named after the publicist Franz Mehring (1846–1919).

Located at 52.4989, 13.3917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Squares in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Landwehr Canal

The Landwehr Canal, or Landwehrkanal in German, is a 10.7-kilometre long canal parallel to the Spree river in Berlin, Germany, built between 1845 and 1850 according to plans by Peter Joseph Lenné. It connects the upper part of the Spree at the Osthafen (Eastern Harbour) in Friedrichshain with its lower part in Charlottenburg, flowing through Kreuzberg and Tiergarten.

Located at 52.4978, 13.3925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canals in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Buildings and structures in Mitte, Federal waterways in Germany

Checkpoint Charlie Museum

The Checkpoint Charlie Museum (German: Haus am Checkpoint Charlie or Mauermuseum) is a museum in Berlin. It is named after the famous crossing point on the Berlin Wall, and was created to document the so-called "best border security system in the world". On display are the photos and related documents of successful escape attempts from East Germany, together with the escape apparatus: hot-air balloons, getaway cars, chairlifts, and a mini-U-Boat.

Located at 52.5078, 13.3906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Berlin, Peace museums, Museums established in 1962, Berlin Wall, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Cold War museums in Germany

Schwules Museum

The Schwules Museum (Gay Museum) is an LGBT museum in Berlin which opened in 1985.

Located at 52.4908, 13.3878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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LGBT history in Germany, LGBT museums and archives, Museums in Berlin, LGBT organisations in Germany

Jerusalem Church (Berlin)

Jerusalem Church (German: Jerusalemkirche or Jerusalemer Kirche) is one of the churches of the Evangelical Congregation in the Friedrichstadt (under this name since 2001), a member of the Protestant umbrella organisation Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The present church building is located in Berlin, borough Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, in the quarter of Friedrichstadt.

Located at 52.5038, 13.3952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Protestant churches, Churches in Berlin, Places of worship in Berlin, Heritage sites in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Religious buildings completed in 1731, Religious buildings completed in 1879, Religious buildings completed in 1968, Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II

Freedom Memorial

The Freedom Memorial was a memorial to the victims of the Berlin Wall in the vicinity of the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin. It opened on October 31, 2004, and was praised by both victims of the GDR communist regime and human rights advocates alike. The memorial proved extremely popular with visitors to the city, attracting thousands of visitors per week. The memorial was controversially demolished by the leftist Berlin city government on July 5, 2005, sparking international protests.

Located at 52.5078, 13.3906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Germany, Buildings and structures in Berlin, Berlin Wall, Human rights abuses, Political repression

Europahaus

Europahaus (English: House of Europe), is a large high-rise office block in Berlin, Germany, located in the Kreuzberg district on Stresemannstraße, facing the remains of the former Anhalter Bahnhof across Askanischer Platz. In 1924 a design competition was held for what was hailed as the largest new business premises in Berlin, occupying a key site in what was then still called Königgrätzer Straße (it was not renamed Stresemannstraße until 1930).

Located at 52.505, 13.3819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Berlin, Buildings and structures completed in 1931

Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek

The Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (English: American Memorial Library) is one of the largest public libraries in Berlin, Germany. It was a donation from the United States after the Berlin Blockade, which took place in 1948/49. The building was designed by American and German architects, including Fritz Bornemann and Willy Kreuer. It was opened on September 17, 1954 and was originally planned to become the Central Library of Berlin.

Located at 52.4964, 13.3917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Libraries in Berlin

Anhalter Steg

The Anhalter Steg is a footbridge over the Landwehrkanal between the Möckern and Schoneberg Bridges, in Kreuzberg, on the southern side of Berlin city centre. Opened in February 2001, it links the German Museum of Technology (Berlin) with the Hallesches Ufer. It rests on the foundations of the railway bridge leading south from the Anhalter Bahnhof, which was destroyed by bombing in World War II.

Located at 52.4992, 13.3789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Berlin, Pedestrian bridges in Germany

Berlinische Galerie

The Berlinische Galerie is a museum of modern art, photography and architecture in Berlin. It is located in Kreuzberg, on Alte Jakobstraße, not far from the Jewish Museum.

Located at 52.5042, 13.3989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Berlin, Modern art museums, Art museums established in 1975, 1975 establishments in Germany

Prinz-Albrecht-Palais

The Prinz-Albrecht-Palais was a Rococo city palace in the historic Friedrichstadt suburb of Berlin, Germany. It was located on Wilhelmstrasse 102 in the present-day Kreuzberg district, in the vicinity of Potsdamer Platz.

Located at 52.5061, 13.3856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1739, Palaces in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II, Buildings and structures demolished in 1944

Path of Visionaries

The Path of Visionaries is a city art project under construction in Berlin, Germany. Located on the southern end of Friedrichstraße in Kreuzberg plaques are embedded in the sidewalks.

Located at 52.5003, 13.3917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Culture in Berlin, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Tempodrom

The Tempodrom is an event venue in Berlin. It was initially launched in 1980 as a kind of alternative circus in a tent on the west side of the Potsdamer Platz in what was at the time the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Wall by a former nurse, Irene Moessinger with an inheritance. It has since moved several times and is now located in the Kreuzberg neighborhood in a building inspired by the early tent.

Located at 52.5017, 13.3811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Music venues in Germany, Buildings and structures in Berlin